Long-term follow-up of Keller arthroplasty with irradiated costochondral implants.
The authors present results of long-term follow-up of seven patients whose degenerative disease of the first metatarsophalangeal joint was treated with irradiated chondral graft implantation arthroplasty. In appropriate candidates, this procedure is a reasonable alternative to Keller arthroplasty alone, arthrodesis, and nonbiologic implant arthroplasty.
Harlan
J T
JT
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Santa Clara, CA 95051-5386, USA.
Goldman
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FD
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D019643:Arthroplasty, Replacement / Q000379:methods*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D002356:Cartilage / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008683:Metatarsophalangeal Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009068:Movement; D011827:Radiation; D012189:Retrospective Studies